بَيضاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِلشّارِبينَ
White and delicious to the drinkers;
لا فيها غَولٌ وَلا هُم عَنها يُنزَفونَ
No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.
وَعِندَهُم قاصِراتُ الطَّرفِ عينٌ
And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes,
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيضٌ مَكنونٌ
As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.
فَأَقبَلَ بَعضُهُم عَلىٰ بَعضٍ يَتَساءَلونَ
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
قالَ قائِلٌ مِنهُم إِنّي كانَ لي قَرينٌ
A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]
يَقولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ المُصَدِّقينَ
Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe
أَإِذا مِتنا وَكُنّا تُرابًا وَعِظامًا أَإِنّا لَمَدينونَ
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"
قالَ هَل أَنتُم مُطَّلِعونَ
He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ في سَواءِ الجَحيمِ
And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.
قالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَ لَتُردينِ
He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.